When commercial trucks come off the road after a long trip many time the driver will be forced to park on ice or in snow.
The problems happen when a truck has been on the road for quite some time and the tires are significantly hotter than the ice that they are parking on.
This is caused by the continuous friction of the tires on the road regardless of the type of weather the truck has been driving in.
When a commercial truck comes off the road after a long trip and parks directly on the top of ice or snow the heat of the tire tends to melt the ice.
At this time the tires will essentially be parked on ice with water puddles around the tire.
As time passes the heat of the tires will lower.
The melted ice will begin to freeze around the tire.
When this happens, the truck will be essentially stuck on flat ground due to the ice freezing around the tire.
There are a few products that can help driver in these situations.
By placing kitty litter around the tires shortly after parking the truck it will help prevent the ice from forming around the wheels.
Another option would be to use alcohol on the ground to melt the ice around the tire.
An easy way to prevent this issue is to travel slowly around the area that the truck will be parked after pulling off the road.
By slowly traveling around the area the truck tires will cool to a temperature that will prevent the ice from melting after parking the truck and eliminate the need to melt the ice from around the tires.